• Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires in Minnesota

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired a seniors housing community that comprises 288 units in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Located 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, the community, SilverCreek on Main, was built in three phases between 2015 and 2024 by Ryan Companies.  The original independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Harborside CCRC Sale Approved

    Focus Healthcare Partners’ purchase of a struggling CCRC on Long Island has gone through the ringer, but Chief Judge Alan S. Trust of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York just approved the sale under modified terms, which should close within the next two months. The property attracted some attention in late 2024 when New... Read More »
  • Imagine Senior Living Acquires in Texas

    An owner/operator of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities acquired a seniors housing community in Amarillo, Texas. Built in 2000, The Reserve at Amarillo features assisted living and memory care units. The buyer, Imagine Senior Living, has an established footprint with communities in Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Washington,... Read More »
  • Brookdale Senior Living: Slow and Steady

    Brookdale Senior Living released its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results this week, and all we can say is that the improvements, while welcomed, are slow and steady. Management has had a lot on its plate the past 18 months or so in a post-pandemic environment, but things like occupancy are moving up, but not as fast as for others. The... Read More »
  • Three Communities Trade Hands in Pacific Northwest

    Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group shot out of the gates in 2025, closing three separate transactions in the Pacific Northwest so far this year. The largest was for an 88-unit seniors housing community in central Washington which closed this week. Owned by a regional operator based in Washington, this community consists of 36... Read More »
Welltower to Acquire NorthStar Healthcare

Welltower to Acquire NorthStar Healthcare

Welltower and NorthStar Healthcare Income announced that NorthStar Healthcare has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Welltower, in an all cash transaction with an approximate enterprise value of $900 million, or around $185,000 per unit. Under the term of the merger agreement, NorthStar Healthcare’s stockholders will receive $3.03 per share in cash. This per share consideration exceeds the net asset value per share of $2.96 determined by NorthStar Healthcare’s board of directors as of June 30, 2024. NorthStar has a portfolio of 40 seniors housing communities with 4,886 independent living, assisted living and memory care units that have been... Read More »
PE Firm Divests in Oregon to Local Owner/Operator

PE Firm Divests in Oregon to Local Owner/Operator

A nationally recognized institutional private equity firm engaged Blueprint to oversee the sale of two high-performing seniors housing communities totaling 344 units in Oregon. The communities are Evergreen Senior Living, which is in Eugene, and Timber Pointe/Woodside Senior Living, which sit on the same campus in Springfield. Built between 1996 and 2006, the communities underwent significant renovations in 2021 and have since maintained stable operational performance, catering to both private-pay and Medicaid residents. They were well-occupied, around 95%, but with a significant amount of Medicaid residents. The properties were well-maintained and together offer 43 independent living, 245... Read More »
Chartwell Acquires in Montreal

Chartwell Acquires in Montreal

Chartwell Retirement Residences announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Rosemont Les Quartiers, a CCRC in the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie neighborhood of Montreal, for US$94.36 million, or US$149,000 per unit. The transaction is structured with US$90.2 million to be paid at closing and a deferred payment of US$4.16 million to be paid in three years. Closing is expected to occur Q1 2025.  Rosement Les Quartiers is a phased project comprising 10, seven and six-story connected buildings on a 4.26 acre lot just east of downtown Montreal. Completed between 2016 and 2019, it offers 632 rental units catering to a range of preferences and care types. Read More »
Carnegie Capital Announces Q4 SNF Closings

Carnegie Capital Announces Q4 SNF Closings

JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital announced his fourth quarter financing activity, which included acquisition loans closed for four skilled nursing facilities in Texas. Two facilities were located in the northern part of the state, and the other two were near the Mexican border. They combined for 430 beds. Vintages varied, but the older facilities had recently received capex. The existing operator purchased the facilities from three different sellers for an average purchase price of $80,000 per bed. In the previous year, that operator had created significant value at the facilities relative to their long term lease rate. Each acquisition was funded separately through a combination of bridge... Read More »
Walton Street Affiliate Acquires in Texas

Walton Street Affiliate Acquires in Texas

Berkadia completed the sale and financing of a Class-A seniors housing community in Austin, Texas. The independent living, assisted living and memory care community was built in 2016 and expanded in 2019. The community’s occupancy rate exceeded 95% at the time of sale with robust cash flows.  Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers represented the seller, Artemis Real Estate Partners. The property was acquired by an affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC and will continue to be managed by Texas-based Civitas Senior Living.  Austin Sacco, Steve Muth and Garrett Sacco secured acquisition financing through a national bank. The financing, which featured an attractive... Read More »
SNF Trades at High Per-Bed Price

SNF Trades at High Per-Bed Price

JLL Capital Markets completed the $33 million sale of Coronado Ridge Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (formerly known as Horizon Ridge), a 121-bed/90-unit skilled nursing facility in Henderson, Nevada. The sale represents one of the highest prices per bed for a skilled nursing facility in Nevada history at $273,000 per bed. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team, in conjunction with Managing Director Mark Winter, represented the seller, a joint venture between CREC Real Estate, LLC and The Calida Group.  Built in 2017, Coronado Ridge stands two stories tall, sits on 2.3 acres and comprises 68,873 square feet. The facility is well-located to receive discharges from the... Read More »